Ben Franklin Kite Experiment

Benjamin Franklin believed that lightning was a form of static electricity, on a huge scale. In the Kite Experiment, he flew a kite into the storm clouds and conducted electricity down the kite string, attempting to see if an electrical charge was produced.

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Brownian Motion

Robert Brown, a botanist and biologist, discovered brownian movement by accident, when he was looking at a sample of suspended pollen grains under a microscope. This discovery led to a series of important physics experiments.

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J.J. Thomsons Cathode Rays

J.J. Thomson's innovative cathode ray experiment greatly contributed to our understanding of the modern world. It improved our understanding on magnetism and atoms and was a great example of slowly building a theory.

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